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- Birth nameMichael Arnold Kamen
- Michael Kamen was born on April 15, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Don Juan DeMarco (1994) and X-Men (2000). He was married to Sandra Keenan. He died on November 18, 2003 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseSandra Keenan(? - November 18, 2003) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesShana Kaplan(Cousin)
- Credited on the X-Men (2000) soundtrack as Michael K-Men.
- His score for The Dead Zone (1983) is an adaptation of, and variation on, a theme from the second movement of the Symphony Nr. 2 in D of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).
- Co-wrote songs with Bryan Adams.
- Founded the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation http://www.mhopus.org which supports music education and its benefits through the donation and repair of musical instruments to under-served schools, community music programs and individual students throughout the United States.
- Educated at Juilliard School, New York. Studied oboe.
- In Hollywood, you're tagged by your work there. If they know you have achieved success in a big action film, whether they know your score or not, they're going to call you for their action picture. For years I was delighted to say yes. I would be on the phone saying, 'They want to pay me how much, to write what?' The notion that people might actually judge you on your work didn't occur until much too late. So now I'm known as an action film composer. It's odd. I wasn't allowed to play with guns as a child. I didn't read comic books, and now I score them.
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